4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
draft at Blue Monk in Buffalo NY. dark dark pour with deeper darker tan head. smoke, peat, leather, chocolate, hint of anise, juniper?. fuller mouthfeel. Smoke is almost warming as it was 10 degrees in buffalo yesterday. Balanced as all flavors seem to meld together quite nicely. A great winter sipper
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
0.5 l bottle. Black color with creamy tan head. Roasted, vinous and hoppy aroma with strong citrusy and mentholy hop aroma, chocolade and some alcohol. More chocolade, coffee and flowery hops in the aroma. Sweet, hoppy and roasted finish. Soft and full palate. Nice beer, although american hops roll over other aromas and flavors.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2007 bottle from WLV. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Wonderful roasty sweet malt aroma with bourbon-like notes such as vanilla and alc, also dark fruit and chocolate. Flavor is very roasty, dark fruit, yeast spiciness, medium sweet, very nice. Full body with creamy carbonation. One of the better winter seasonals.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Batch 175 (2005). Very nice indeed. Dark with lots of licorice and chocolate. subdued hops, but very close to the perfect winter warmer/old ale. A bit short finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
500ml bottle from the Systembolaget. This was the highlight of one of many Christmas dinners. Pours a deep russet brown with a tan head, throwing up a puff of liqourice, chocolate, coffee and cigar box.
These smells carry over to the flavour, with pronounced coffee and tobacco notes following a short sweet raisin burst on the tongue tip. Balanced bitterness and a slightly jammy mouthfeel - like a roubust Bordeaux wine.
Keeping a few of these till next Christmas. Something to look forward too!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown color with a small amount of tan foam. Aroma: Sweet caramel malt, spices, alcohol. Taste: Sweet caramel malt, burnt malt, Christmas spices, alcohol Burnt malt on the finish. Felt very smooth on the palate. A very nicely done Juleøl!
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark beer with nice medium milk-coffee brown head and lot of yeast. Aroma is wonderful: malts, roast malts, hops and fruits. Beautiful, very smooth palate with medium carbonation makes this balanced and not too sweetish. Fruitness in the aroma and flavour makes this kind of beers more interesting and that is bonus for this God Jul.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham, NC. Gusher alert! Very dark pour with a medium head and decent retention. Deep aroma with notes of chocolate, toffee and rum soaked fruit. Very complex taste. Roasted malt aroma with caramel, chocolate, rye, hop bitterness, port and a little bit of smoke. Definitely on the shopping list next time I get down to NC!
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